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Jersey Number 41
John Calabrese
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Staten Island, N.Y.
- High School:
- Poly Prep
2026 (Sophomore): Played in 45 games with 36 starts in right field … hit .271/.378/.373 with 32 hits and 18 RBI … had 12 doubles on the season and six multi-hit games … had two doubles and two RBI in win over Lafayette … had three RBI in win over Navy … went 2-for-4 with three runs scored in win over Holy Cross to force Game 3 in Patriot League Championship … CSC Academic All-District … member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2025 (Freshman): Played in 32 games with 27 starts in right field ... Made his debut with a pinch-hit single against FAU and became a mainstay in the lineup. Slashed .330/.407/.465 ... .330 batting average led Bucknell and ranked eighth in the PL ... .465 on-base percentage ranked fifth in the PL ... had 30 hits, 14 RBIs, 19 runs scored and 17 walks ... only struck out 13 times in 91 at-bats ... hit seven doubles ... .973 fielding percentage ... had a hit in six of his first seven games ... had a seven game stretch during the season where he was 11-for-21 at the plate with seven RBIs, eight runs scored and eight walks over a seven-game stretch ... had eight hits in final two series against Army and at Lafayette ... went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs in season finale at Lafayette.
Before Bucknell: Lettered three times in baseball at Poly Prep Country Day School ... two-time All-League player ... two-time NYSAIS title winners ... team ranked 14th in the country by PBR in 2024 ... recipient of team's Poly Prep Mark Hindy Award for commitment to team and program ... played club/travel ball Team Elite Liberty.
Personal: John Anthony Calabrese II ... born on Staten Island on 6/29/2005 ... son of Christine Calabrese ... uncle Frank Menechino played in the MLB seven seasons with the Blue Jays and the Athletics ... Menechino spent eight seasons as a hitting coach for the Marlins and the White Sox ... cousin Robert Calabrese played five years in MiLB; drafted 10th round by the Giants in 2017 ... cousin Joseph Calabrese played baseball at Fordham University.
2025 (Freshman): Played in 32 games with 27 starts in right field ... Made his debut with a pinch-hit single against FAU and became a mainstay in the lineup. Slashed .330/.407/.465 ... .330 batting average led Bucknell and ranked eighth in the PL ... .465 on-base percentage ranked fifth in the PL ... had 30 hits, 14 RBIs, 19 runs scored and 17 walks ... only struck out 13 times in 91 at-bats ... hit seven doubles ... .973 fielding percentage ... had a hit in six of his first seven games ... had a seven game stretch during the season where he was 11-for-21 at the plate with seven RBIs, eight runs scored and eight walks over a seven-game stretch ... had eight hits in final two series against Army and at Lafayette ... went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs in season finale at Lafayette.
Before Bucknell: Lettered three times in baseball at Poly Prep Country Day School ... two-time All-League player ... two-time NYSAIS title winners ... team ranked 14th in the country by PBR in 2024 ... recipient of team's Poly Prep Mark Hindy Award for commitment to team and program ... played club/travel ball Team Elite Liberty.
Personal: John Anthony Calabrese II ... born on Staten Island on 6/29/2005 ... son of Christine Calabrese ... uncle Frank Menechino played in the MLB seven seasons with the Blue Jays and the Athletics ... Menechino spent eight seasons as a hitting coach for the Marlins and the White Sox ... cousin Robert Calabrese played five years in MiLB; drafted 10th round by the Giants in 2017 ... cousin Joseph Calabrese played baseball at Fordham University.
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